India, March 21 -- The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) on Thursday said it has decided to allot 100 acres in Yeida Sector 11, near the Noida International Airport, for the Employees' State Insurance Corporation's (Esic) medical college and hospital.

Esic selected the site because it is in the National Capital Region (NCR), which has a large insured person (IP) population of more than 5.65 million, representing 15-16% of Esic's total beneficiaries. Of these, Gautam Budh Nagar has 1.586 million, followed by Delhi with 1.492 million, Gurugram with 1.479 million, and Faridabad with 1.093 million.

"The 100 acres will be allotted free of cost for the medical college and hospital. The authority had already secured co...